Legal Opinion
Knowlton v. Ward
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided December 5, 1994No. 93-1170PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Joann C. Maxey, Special Justice.
Appellant Melissa Knowlton filed an illegal exaction suit against Dr. Harry Ward, as chancellor of the University of Arkansas School of Medical Science (UAMS), and the Arkansas Genetics Program (AGP), which is a part of UAMS. In her suit, Knowlton maintained that the AGP performed abortions in violation of Amendment 68 of the Arkansas Constitution1 and asked the trial court to enjoin its operation. Further, Knowlton asked the trial court to construe the term “mother’s life” as expressed in Amendment 68.
Knowlton’s action was the second of three lawsuits…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Johnson v. Manhattan Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Gazaway v. Greene County Equalization BoardSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. PenningtonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1977
- Faubus v. KinneySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1965
- Wyatt v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1994
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Hodges v. HuckabeeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1999
- Wallace v. BroylesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998
- Brewer v. FergusSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2002
- First Commercial Trust Co. v. Lorcin Engineering, Inc.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1995
- Tyson Foods, Inc. v. AdamsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996
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